Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the children of the Earth.
What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to man. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth. The whites, too, shall pass – perhaps sooner than other tribes. … Read more
The Earth is our Mother
The Great Spirit is in all things, he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us, that which we put into the ground she returns to us…. Big Thunder (Bedagi) – Wabanaki Alonquin
Letter from Tim Dechristopher on Aug 29, 2011
If I had ever doubted the power of words, Judge Benson made their importance all too clear at my sentencing last month. When he sentenced me to two years in prison plus three years probation, he admitted my offense “wasn’t too bad.” The problem, Judge Benson insisted, was my “continuing trail of statements” and … Read more
Vote to Help The Marsh Fork Elementary in the Coal River Valley
Kohls Cares – VOTE HERE FOR MARSH FORK ELEMENTARY Marsh Fork Elementary is surrounded by an expanding coal mining operation, including a coal preparation plant using chemical scrubbers, a coal load-out silo 200 feet behind the school, and a mammoth coal waste dam containing 3 billion gallons of toxic sludge pointed directly at it from … Read more
Study neglects $2 billion miner payroll – Anonymous post
Beckley Register Herald – June 24, 2010 An environmental group’s claim that West Virginia’s coal business is a $97.5 million loser when government services are figured in the mix of revenues yielded in taxes was disputed Wednesday by an industry leader. Bill Raney, head of the West Virginia Coal Association, said he was struck by … Read more
Blair Mountain
Many of you may be familiar with Blair Mountain, a deeply historic and critically endangered mountain in West Virginia. Below is a short video about the current situation. The state of WV is trying to de-list a public road right through the heart of the Blair Mountain battlefield. This would leave a large swath of … Read more
DOSXX post about “Tree huggers”.
What these idiots fail to realize is that saving the earth is impossible. The Earth has been here for billions of years and will be here for billions more regardless of what we do. Humans do not have the capability of saving the earth, because there’s nothing to save…..except maybe in some kind of sci-fi … Read more
“Death and fear in coal country” by Mari-Lynn Evans
At 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 5, my brother called to tell me that the Massey Upper Big Branch mine had exploded near Montcoal. He is a member of a mine rescue team, and he told me they thought 28 men were lost. I immediately got on the phone to find out if our friends … Read more
CONTACT SENATOR BYRD to have DON BLANKENSHIP held responsible for the Upper Big Branch mine disaster.
Here is a link to ask for Don Blankenship held personally responsible for this disaster. Here is Senator Byrd’s contact page on his site: http://byrd.senate.gov//contacts/index.cfm?ID=54
Challenge to Obama: Mine disaster- Can good come of tragedy? Have you been listening?
How can you allow the operation of a mine when there have been 53 violations this last month alone, and 100 just this year. How can you allow operation when big money corporations take chances with peoples lives, both underground, and on top with MTR? I’ll tell you how. Lobbyists with big money. People that … Read more
